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View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

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View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

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4.7

(3)

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View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

00:58

3.32km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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76 m

Saddlescombe Farm

Highlight • Rest Area

Seddlescombe Farm has a collection of 200 archaeological objects that were found locally, mostly tools from over 400,000 years ago to the Bronze Age. There have been people living in …

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86 m

Saddlecombe Farm Gate

Highlight • Trail

Alternative to the sadlescomb hill on the south downs way. Still a fair climb but with great views of devil's dyke, poynings and up to the north downs

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187 m

Wildflour Café at Saddlescombe Farm

Highlight • Settlement

Good spot for lunch or a bit of cake in a very sweet courtyard cafe, served out of a caravan on a National Trust Site. There is some cover too …

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215 m

South Downs Way Drinking Water Tap

Highlight • Rest Area

Fresh water tap - an essential resource for South Downs Way walkers and cyclists. Tap tested and working in May 2022.

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439 m

Tree Tunnel Path, South Downs National Park

Highlight • Forest

On a hot day this is an excellent place to pause for a moment of shade and sanctuary. Very gnarly terrain, I’ve only ever hike-a-biked in this little stretch on bikepacking adventures.

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926 m

View from West Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

West Hill is a pretty summit on the South Downs Way. From this spot, you get fantastic views over verdant countryside and twinkling ocean.

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1.58 km

Newtimber Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Newtimber Hill is owned by the National Trust and most of the land is included in a large Site of Special Scientific Interest which spreads westwards along the spectacular Fulking …

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3.23 km

View of South Downs from Seddlescombe Farm

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rustic courtyard with pop-up coffee shop (Wildflour Cafe) doing breakfasts, lunches and cake (plus water refill tap just a few yards further up the SDW).
A more peaceful alternative to the pub up at the Dyke itself.

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3.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.90 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.97 km

869 m

295 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Saturday 4 July

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View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

Saddlescombe Farm

Saddlecombe Farm Gate

Wildflour Café at Saddlescombe Farm

South Downs Way Drinking Water Tap

Tree Tunnel Path, South Downs National Park

View from West Hill

Newtimber Hill

View of South Downs from Seddlescombe Farm

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